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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. poultoni
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus poultoni | |
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Iolaus poultoni, the Poulton's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus sansibarensis, Englerina macilenta, Englerina triplinervia, Helixanthera kirkii, Helixanthera tetrapartita and Loranthus recurviflora.
Iolaus poultoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Iolaus |
Species: | I. poultoni
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Binomial name | |
Iolaus poultoni | |
Synonyms | |
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Iolaus poultoni, the Poulton's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Agelanthus sansibarensis, Englerina macilenta, Englerina triplinervia, Helixanthera kirkii, Helixanthera tetrapartita and Loranthus recurviflora.